The USAT Dorchester is sunk by a German torpedo in the north Atlantic. Onboard are 4 Army chaplains – George L. Fox; Alexander D. Goode; Clark V. Poling and John P. Washington who died saving ot

On February 8, 1943, Japanese troops evacuate Guadalcanal, leaving the island in Allied possession after a prolonged campaign. The victory paved the way for other Allied wins in the Solomon Islands

USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba, prompting the US to go to war with Spain.

On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen.

1945: Operation Detachment, the U.S. Marines’ invasion of Iwo Jima, is launched. Iwo Jima was a barren Pacific island guarded by Japanese artillery.